Christie: Hug from Bruce made me weep

Christie and his family chatted with Springsteen at Radio City Friday night, where the musician was participating in NBC’s telethon to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

“We hugged,” Christie said as a crowd of volunteers in Monmouth County cheered at the sound of Springsteen’s name Monday afternoon “Yeah, we hugged and he told me it’s official – we’re friends.”

Christie got to speak to Springsteen again Monday. The Boss happened to be flying on Air Force One with President Obama, getting in some last minute campaigning, when Christie was giving Obama an update on the recovery efforts in New Jersey

“I told the President today actually that the hug was great and that when we got home there was a lot of weeping because of the hug,” Christie said. “And the President said, “Why?” I said, “Well to be honest I was the one weeping, everyone else was fine.”

17. dems get the good guys. boss on plane with prez =awesome

26. R$ made a crack today about people turning out to see only him, implying they turned out to see O in

order to see Springsteen and other celebs, too.

Who TF cares? I was at the pre-Inaug concert in DC 2009 with O, Springsteen and the rest and it was fantastic, but I would have come out in the cold with the other hundreds of thousands if O was the only one on the ticket.

60. Isn't That Kind Of

the point of having popular celebs appear on the campaign? Springsteen gets people there and then they hear the message? No one's going to argue that any politician is going to pull like Springsteen. I went to a Weld rally in MA some time back with the sole purpose of seeing Clinton and Ted Kennedy. The place was packed with thousands. They weren't there to see Weld, they were there to see the Pres. That's what campaigning FOR someone is about. You're trying to reach the most people possible.

13. ellie

ellie

It would have meant a lot for me - just to be able to talk 2 minutes with him, or to be in the same room as him, even though I might would have needed a translator.. To be able to get a hug for him - a musician I have listen to many, many years - wow... And who also have been a person who had options of many things - some I agree with (most of them) some I might not disagree 100 percent with - just 80 percent... But in all a great man.

I think Governor Christi was a lucky man, able to talk, and even getting a hug from Bruce Springteen...

38. And I hope that Christie does the right thing after this and turns Democrat...

40. Actually I hope he stays Republican.

Because he might be the beginning of the return of the reasonable Republicans.
The ones who think and are willing to deal with Democrats to find a balance in policy where no one gets everything they want but everyone gets something.

That's really the only way a Democracy can work.

Having reasonable Republicans to deal with is much better than the obstinate, constipated assholes it's filled with now.

61. agreed. nt

42. freshwest

freshwest

A man/woman can always hope.. Even though I will settle for him being a indeended... He at least, even after telling a lot of bad things about President Obama - was honest and worked WITH the President, for helping his State when a horrible storm hit it... That is something I suspect many other leading republicans would never do..

3. Okay...I can't help it.

This whole thing about Christie and Springsteen is damned adorable. Yes. I just used 'Christie' and 'adorable' in the same sentence. Bookmark this and remind me in 6 months (3?) when he irritates the hell outta me.

8. Hahaha!

19. yeah, you don't even have to like either Christie or Springsteen to understand it

but OBama's asking "why" ? was funny because a lot of people have same reaction to him as Christie did to Springsteen.

i'm thinking of that pic of the little girl wearing some shirt that says something about how she is too young to vote but she can help/volunteer at some huge rally where Obama is going by and he gives her a hug and she starts crying.

49. Maybe this is the start of his 2016 campaign, to be cynical

He isn't going to want to be closely associated with the loser and developing a relationship with the president will certainly help his state, not to mention generating a whole lot of positive front page publicity...

11. Hey wait is there a picture of that hug?

I have got to say that Chris Christie has risen in my eyes somewhat. He just put his State way way above politics and his own political aspirations. I mean think about that! When was the last time you saw a REPUB do that.Be honest here.
Remember how Eric F***ing Cantor reacted to a disaster in his state of VA.

15. Gov. Christie has been great post Sandy

I have not been a fan of Gov. Christie for the most part and as a NJ resident did not vote for him...but his job post Sandy has been A+. He is leading and taking charge and even showing a sensitive side. Praising FEMA and the President for a job well done.

23. I must be out of the loop big time....because i think its sad that this grown man...a Governor...

30. The Boss is from NJ

I think the fact that both are from NJ and the Boss is trying to help mixed with the enormous stress that the Gov is under I don't find it odd that he cried. My guess is that if the meeting were under normal circumstances there wouldnt have been tears. That's just my guess.

I'm no fan of the NJ Gov, but I think when people who normally act like asses find themselves in the middle of a disaster that makes then stop acting like an ass, maybe we ought to encourage the non-ass behavior.

43. Gin

Gin

Sometimes even a grown man, even a governor need to cry - if a great musician hugged him.. And Bruce Springsteen are not like any OTHER artist out there... I know, if I was ever to talk to that man, I'm not sure if I would be able to bottle up my feelings...

Or it can be that the last couple of days, have taken his toll on Christie - it is hard to be on the top, when your state is being washed into the sea... Anyway - I think Christie care for his state - and he might get little overboard there... As we humans often do, when the pressure sometimes comes to show after a while.

It might be "pathetic", but at least it is a honest feeling for the governor - and I think it might show that he is a human after all.. Not all republicans is robots who have no feeling other than anger... Most of them might be -but even in a coal mine you can sometimes find a sparking diamond..

45. I know what you mean, but Springsteen IS New Jersey

I am 50, and when I was in my late teens, I used to go listen to a band every week that played ony Springsteen songs. We even loved the substitutes. His music is so working man, and his early music was haunting and sad, in a way. It was soulful.

53. That's not at all an unusual reaction

One of my acquaintances is a Republican who is always posting pro-Romney and anti-Obama threads on Facebook. That doesn't stop her from going crazy over Springsteen, and buying the most expensive seats to his concert.

33. I bet Christie doesn't get many real hugs... that is sad

37. It really does exemplify what Obama says all the time

We are all in this together. We rise together, we fall together. I think the Obama, Christie, Springfield relationship truly brings that thought to the forefront in the face of the Sandy tragedy in ways we did not expect to see visualized so sharply.

54. There are a surprising number of fans so diehard that they are on the Greasy Lake

discussion board who post RW crap in the "Fight Club" (the politics section of the forum, officially
the Underground, btw.)

It was hilarious in a sad, sad way how they were shocked!--shocked, I tell you!--when Bruce came out for Kerry in '04. Many of us were like, "Have you ever listened to the words of his songs? How can you be the least bit surprised he's a Democrat??!!"

56. Well, there goes Christie's 2016 ambitions to run for POTUS

He's a traitor to the Teabagger core of the Republican Party. I wonder if he's finally getting "it" - the climate change denial in his Party, the need for community and social programs when disaster strikes. Maybe he just doesn't care anymore if he pisses the Republican base off...most of these anti-socialists aren't going to be working to rebuild NJ anyways.

57. No, no, no, Bruce! You're too easy. You could have made him work for it much harder. Use that

Give a few words of recognition for his working with Obama. But, no hugs, yet.

He'd have been so excited he'd want more. He would have said more supportive things about the president. You could have shot him a nice email.

Take it show. Make him actually support some bipartisan legislation, or speak admiringly of teachers. Then you give him the phone call. Hint that you'd love to have him attend the fundraiser for unions you're thinking of having at your home.

73. I don't think he can be "turned blue"

but I also do not think there is nothing wrong with somebody that has different positions, even ones that I completely and profoundly disagree with, as long as they are not purely and stupidly and inflexibly ideological about them. Christie is a smart man, and a refreshing presence in our politics, even if most of the times he drives mad. But he has earned my respect a couple of times before the recent events, mainly with his nomination and strong support of a muslim for the NJ supreme court. And I agree, he IS "for real", which cannot be said about many politicians.